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单词 ewer
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ewern.1

Forms: Middle English–1600s ewer(e, Middle English ewar(e, euwere, 1500s y(ewre.
Etymology: < Old French ewer (Cotgrave eauïer) < Latin aquārius, < aqua (Old French ewe, modern eau) water.
Obsolete.
= ewerer n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > bringer of water for hands
ewer1361
ewererc1450
eweress1517
1361 in Nichols Royal Wills 53 Davy, q'est Barber et Ewer.
1461–83 Liber Niger Edw. IV in Househ. Ord. 84 Twoe yomen ewars..that resceyveth of the sergeaunt all naperyes, basins, ewers, chauffyrs..for the halle.
a1475 Bk. Curtasye (Sloane 1986) l. 641 in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 321 An euwere in halle þere nedys to be..He schalle gef water to gentilmen.
1601 F. Tate Househ. Ord. Edward II (1876) §50. 35 Thei shal carri the flesh, and the fish..with the helpe of the Ewers from the kitchin to the dresser.

Derivatives

ˈeweress n. Obsolete a female ‘ewerer’.
ΘΚΠ
the world > food and drink > food > serving food > [noun] > server of food > bringer of water for hands
ewer1361
ewererc1450
eweress1517
1517 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure (1928) iv. 23 The marshall yclyped was dame reason And the yewres also obseruaunce.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

ewern.2

Brit. /ˈjuːə/, U.S. /ˈjuər/
Forms: Middle English ewere, Middle English–1500s euer, ewar, (Middle English ewear, ewyr, hure, yore), 1500s eure, ( ower, ure, yower), yewar, yewer, 1500s–1600s ewre, 1600s eawer, eawr, Middle English– ewer (Middle English hewer).
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman *ewiere, parallel with Old French aiguiere (modern aiguière ), eviere (17th cent. in Cotgrave), representing Latin type *aquāria , < aqua water; compare ewer n.1
‘A pitcher with a wide spout, used to bring water for washing the hands’ (Welsh). In modern use the trade name for a bedroom water-jug.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > pouring vessel > [noun] > ewer
ewer14..
lair1491
the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the hands > vessel for washing the hands (and face) > pitcher or water-jug
ewer14..
wash-pitcher1852
14.. MS. Cantab. (Halliw.) Ff. i. 6, f. 58 Yore [= ewer].
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1457 Þer wer bassynes ful bryȝt of brende golde clere, Enaumaylde with azer & eweres of sute.
1413 J. Lydgate Pilgr. of Sowle (1483) v. xi. 103 This sygne is Aquarius with his ewer.
1462 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 275 ij basones and ij heweres.
a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxxi He gaue to ye Abbot..a Basyn with an Ewyr of Syluer.
a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. ix. 17 As quhou the crystall eweris [1710 eueris] to thar handis The watir gave.
1538 T. Elyot Dict. Gutturnium, a lauer, or yewer [1552 Huloet, yewar].
1574 Gifts to Queen in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth I. 413 A very smale fountayne of golde with ower in it, enamuled.
1582 N. Lichefield tr. F. L. de Castanheda 1st Bk. Hist. Discouerie E. Indias xvii. 44 A certein yewer ye which had a high foot.
1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 73 The holding vp aloft a siluer Ewre, after washing.
1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 179 The golden ew'r a maid obsequious brings.
1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 44 Ailie..at that instant entered with bason and ewer.

Compounds

ewer-wise adv.
ΚΠ
1599 J. Minsheu Pleasant Dialogues Spanish & Eng. 11/2 in R. Percyvall & J. Minsheu Spanish Gram. This pot made ewer wise.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ewern.3

Forms: Also 1700s yewer, 1800s ure, yure, yooer, yawer.
Origin: A borrowing from early Scandinavian. Etymon: Norse *júðr.
Etymology: < Old Norse *júðr (Icelandic júgr , Swedish jur ) < Old Germanic *euđr- , ablaut-variant of *ûđr- , whence udder n.
dialect.
= udder n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > udder
uddera1000
yure1483
dug1530
bag1579
ewer1787
1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Ewer, an udder. N.
1788 W. Marshall Provincialisms E. Yorks. in Rural Econ. Yorks. II. 327 Ewer, see Yewer.
1847–78 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words
1873 J. Harland Gloss. Words Swaledale Yure, an udder.
1878 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland (ed. 2) Yooer, Yawer, the udder of an animal.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

ewern.4

Etymology: Apparently an alteration of oyer n.
Obsolete.
Perhaps: = oyer n.
ΘΚΠ
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > hearing document read
ewer1583
oyer1602
1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. O6 Maye Byshops..bee..Iustices of Assises, Ewer, Determiner, and the lyke.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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